The Prince of Darkness, who died Tuesday at age 76, was photographed publicly for the last time at his Black Sabbath farewell concert in Birmingham, England on July 5. The rocker took the stage in front of the 42,000-person crowd at Villa Park for what turned out to be his last performance in his lifetime.

In his final days, Ozzy Osbourne knew exactly how he wanted to say goodbye. The iconic frontman, who died at 76, reflected on his farewell performance as a defining moment of gratitude—a last bow to the fans who stood by him for more than five decades,

"He said he would be coming to Birmingham again … We were hoping to see him this week," the rocker's two surviving sisters Jean and Gillian recalledOzzy Osbourne’s sisters are sharing memories of their final reunion with the late rocker.

Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath guitarist and co-founder, told UK broadcaster ITV that Osbourne was “frustrated” during the band’s farewell concert on July 5. The heavy metal icon died less than three weeks later, on July 22, at age 76.

Ozzy Osbourne is saying goodbye to the stage after performing what has been billed as his final show with the original members of Black Sabbath.

Two weeks before his death on Tuesday, Osbourne took part in Black Sabbath’s farewell show on July 5. He performed his final show with his bandmates — Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward — at the Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham, England, where the band was formed in the late ’60s.

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath legend, has died at 76. Per the Mirror, Osbourne was suffering from Parkinson's disease prior to

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